Examine India's role in resolving Sri Lankan ethnic conflicts.
(i) It had tried to negotiate with the Sri Lankan Government on different occasions.
(ii) In 1987 the Indian Government signed an accord with Sri Lanka and sent troops to stabilise relations between the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamils. The Indian Peace Keeping Forces were infact came in direct conflict with the LTTE could not achieve its objective and were pulled out of Sri Lanka in 1989.